Shade-adjuster.



J. HABEIN.

SHADE ADJUSTER.

APPLIGATION FILED APR.26, 1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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APPLIVOATION FILED APR. 26, 1909.

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Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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UNTTED TATE PATENT @FFKQE.

JOHN HAIBEIN, OF ZION CITY, ILLINOIS.

SHADE-ADJUSTER.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

Serial No. 492,249.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN HABEIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Zion City, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade-Adjusters, of

' which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in windowshade hangers, and the invention has for its object an improved deviceof this character which is arranged to support the shade in such amanner as to admit of the same being readily adjusted vertically withrespect to the window, the device being very simple, durable and stronin structure and consisting of comparatively few parts which parts arenot likely to get out of order.

1V ith this and other objects in view that will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructionsand arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describeand then point out the novel features of in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference isto be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a window equipped with myimproved shade adjuster; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of said adjuster, theguide rods being in section; Fig. 3 is a front elevation partly brokenaway; and Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are enlarged perspective views of parts ofthe device.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and inclicated in all the views of the drawings, by the samereference characters.

My improved shade adjuster embodies a horizontally disposed cross bar 1which extends transversely of the window casing a, and which is equippedat its opposite ends with outstanding brackets 2 adapted to receive thegudgeons of a conventional shade roller. The brackets are formed withangularly disposed attaching plates 3 that overlap the front face of thecross bar and are fastened thereto by bolts 4 or other similar fasteningmeans, the attaching plates being preferably slotted, as indicated at 5,so as to be susceptible of adjustment to accommodate shade rollers ofdifferent lengths.

A clamp 6 is-arranged at the rear face of the cross bar 1 and preferablyprojects slightly beyond one end of the same. This clamp is formed of anintegral strip of spring metal which is doubled upon itself i11-termediate of its ends to form a split tubular portion and spacedmembers extended from the split edges of the tubular portion (see Fig.4:). The said split tubular portion embraces a vertical sleeve 7, whilethe adjacent bolt 4: is passed through the spaced members of the clampand is arranged when tightened to draw the same together to bind thetubular portion in adjusted position on the sleeve, whereby to effecttheattachment of the cross bar thereto. The sleeve 7 is slidable on avertically disposed guide rod 8 that is positioned at the face of theproximate jamb of the window casing, the upper end of the guide rodbeing preferably pointed, so as to be capable of being driven into thehead of the window casing, while the lower end of the rod is supportedin a ferrule 9 secured to the said jamb by a screw or the like. A setscrew 10 works in the sleeve and is designed to impinge against theguide rod to maintain the former at different eleva tions on the latterto effect the vertical adjustment of the window shade.

In order to relieve the clamp 6 of undue strain, I employ an obliquelyextending strut or brace 11 that is fastened at one end to anintermediate point of the cross bar 1 and is equipped at its other endwith a clamp 12, the latter being arranged to cmbrace the sleeve at apoint below the clamp 6. The clamp 12 is substantially in the form of asplit ring, the ends of which are adapted to be drawn together by atension screw 18 to maintain the clamp firmly in adjusted position onthe sleeve.

The present invention also contemplates means for guiding the free endof the cross bar in its vertical movement. For this purpose a verticallyextending tubular slide 14 is arranged at such end of the cross bar andis movable on a second guide rod 15 that is fastened in a substantiallyvertical position to the other amb of the window casing, the upper endof the guide rod being driven into the head of the casing and the lowerend being returned horizontally, as indicated at 16, for attachment tothe said jamb. The slide 14 is carried by a plate 17 which is disposedat the rear face of the cross bar 1 and is attached thereto through theinstrumentality of the adjacent bolt 4, the plate being slotted, asindicated at 18, in order to admitof the slide being adjusted in respectto the cross bar to render the device susceptible of application towindow casings of different widths.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be apparent that in the practical use of the inventionthe vertical adjustment of the shade may be conveniently effected bymerely manipulating the set screw 10 and shifting the sleeve 7 on theguide rod 8. Manifestly such an operation is very simple and capable ofbeing performed by a child or other inexperienced person.

Among the many advantages residing in this structure, attention isparticularly directed to the fact that it may be readily applied to thewindow casing without unduly marring the same; that it embodies to amarked degree the characteristics of simplicity, durability andstrength; and that it consists of comparatively few parts which may beeasily and cheaply manufactured and readily assembled.

Having thus described the invention whatis claimed as new is:

1. In a shade hanger, the combination of spaced vertical guide rods, asleeve slidable on one of the guide rods, a horizontal shade supportingcross bar disposed transversely of the guide rods and fixed at one endto the sleeve, and a slide mounted on the other guide rod and providedwith a slotted attaching plate adjustably connected to the proximate endof the cross bar.

2. In a shade hanger, the combination of a vertical guide rod, a sleeveslidable on the rod, a horizontally disposed shade supporting elementfixed at one end to the sleeve and vertically adjustable thereon, anoblique brace attached at one end to an intermediate point of thesupport-ing element and. arranged at its opposite end for adjustableconnection with the sleeve, and means for holding the sleeve atdifferent elevations on the guide rod.

8. In a shade hanger, the combination of a vertical guide rod, a sleeveslidable on the guide rod, a horizontally disposed shade supportingelement provided at one end with a clamp embracing the sleeve andvertically adjustable thereon, an obliquely disposed brace attached atone end to the supportin element and provided at its opposite end with aclamp embracing the sleeve and vertically adjustable thereon, and meansfor holding the sleeve at different elevations on the guide rod.

4. In a shade hanger, the combination of a vertical guide rod, a sleeveslidable on the guide rod, means for holding the sleeve at differentelevations on the rod, a horizontally disposed shade supporting element,a spring clamp carried by the shade supporting element and embodying asplit tubular portion embracing the sleeve, and means for binding thesaid split tubular portion in vertically adjusted position on thesleeve.

5. In a shade hanger, the combination of a vertical guide rod, a sleeveslidable on the guide rod, means for holding the sleeve at differentelevations on the rod, a horizontally disposed shade supporting element,a spring clamp carried by the shade supporting element and composed of asplit tubular portion and spaced members extended from the split edgesof the tubular portion, and means for drawing the spaced memberstogether to bind the said tubular portion in vertically adjustedposition on the sleeve.

6. In a shade hanger, the combination of a guide rod and a shadesupporting element connected to the guide rod and adjustable in thedirection of the length thereof, said connection including a springclamp consisting of a split tubular portion through which the guide rodpasses, spaced members extended from the split edges of the tubularportion, and a fastening device inserted through the spaced members andsecured in the shade supporting element and adapted to draw said memberstogether to bind the tubular portion in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HABEIN. [11. s]

Witnesses IV. O. LEWIS,

WM. Ro'r'rMAYnR.

